"Morning Child" (1984) is a

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short story written by

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. It was reprinted in ''Best SF of the Year 14'' (edited by

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), ''Nebula Awards 20'' (edited by

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) and in Dozois's own collection, ''Geodesic Dreams'' (1992). More recently, it was republished as the title story for Dozois's short fiction collection, ''Morning Child and Other Stories'' (2004 and 2012).

Awards

It won the

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in 1984 for Best Short Story, and was nominated for the

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Poll Award and SF Chronicle Award.

References

1984 short stories Nebula Award for Best Short Story–winning works {{1980s-sf-story-stub